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Fewest graduate degrees, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.9%−0.8 pts
02Union County, SCSC26,7993.6%+0.5 pts
03Lee County, SCSC15,7304.5%+1.9 pts
04Hampton County, SCSC18,1744.7%+1.9 pts
05Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.4%+1.9 pts
06Chester County, SCSC33,0015.4%+2.0 pts
07Barnwell County, SCSC20,6535.4%+2.2 pts
08Dillon County, SCSC27,4585.5%+2.4 pts
09Laurens County, SCSC71,8485.7%+2.0 pts
10Colleton County, SCSC39,3825.8%+1.6 pts
11Clarendon County, SCSC31,0436.1%+2.4 pts
12Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7406.1%+3.0 pts
13Marion County, SCSC28,2426.2%+2.9 pts
14Abbeville County, SCSC24,8366.6%+2.0 pts
15Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6626.8%+3.3 pts
16Cherokee County, SCSC58,2757.1%+2.8 pts
17Bamberg County, SCSC12,7967.4%+1.9 pts
18Jasper County, SCSC38,5337.5%+5.0 pts
19McCormick County, SCSC10,2157.5%+1.8 pts
20Allendale County, SCSC7,3557.9%+5.9 pts
21Darlington County, SCSC62,8888.1%+3.9 pts
22Calhoun County, SCSC14,1888.1%+3.6 pts
23Edgefield County, SCSC29,8088.4%+4.9 pts
24Saluda County, SCSC19,6808.8%+5.6 pts
25Sumter County, SCSC105,0678.9%+3.8 pts
26Kershaw County, SCSC73,1668.9%+4.0 pts
27Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1779.2%+2.9 pts
28Greenwood County, SCSC70,3799.4%+3.7 pts
29Horry County, SCSC427,5519.6%+3.6 pts
30Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8579.6%+3.3 pts
31Anderson County, SCSC219,9309.7%+4.8 pts
32Newberry County, SCSC39,5619.7%+5.6 pts
33Florence County, SCSC138,5049.9%+3.7 pts
34Berkeley County, SCSC274,66610.6%+6.3 pts
35Oconee County, SCSC83,77511.3%+4.2 pts
36Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.5%+4.2 pts
37Lancaster County, SCSC114,29611.6%+8.2 pts
38Georgetown County, SCSC65,91211.6%+4.9 pts
39Aiken County, SCSC181,51512.1%+5.2 pts
40Pickens County, SCSC139,19812.5%+4.7 pts
41Lexington County, SCSC317,58813.1%+5.5 pts
42York County, SCSC306,88714.8%+8.0 pts
43Greenville County, SCSC583,12515.3%+7.1 pts
44Richland County, SCSC434,95617.3%+5.4 pts
45Beaufort County, SCSC204,43319.2%+7.6 pts
46Charleston County, SCSC436,20019.8%+8.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES